Recent content by Stealth_81

The base should have link on their website for newcomers. There should be information on contacting the housing office on there as well as other base information. It’s up to him to take the initiative to use those resources. As said above, he should also be assigned a sponsor before reporting...

More thread detail: My old boss was a Yooper (Michigan Tech grad, though). He had a coffee mug that he used daily that simply said “906” on it. I asked him if that was a Yooper reference and he smiled. It indeed was and I was only the 3rd person on his career who had made the connection. Of...

In 2007 my oldest son was representing USAFA for the Tri-Services Open Powerlifting competition which was held at USNA that year. My wife and I had flown to Annapolis to watch him compete. The USAFA and USMA teams were assigned Midshipmen to stay with on campus to save lodging costs, so my wife...

I don’t think they are referring to the Air Force AFSC/career benefit. They mean the effects on an after-service career.

I’d go with USAA. You’re most likely going to need an account with them anyway for the Career Starter Loan.

“Average” hours for AF over the course of a career is going to vary substantially. For an O-3 it will depend a lot on what their assignment is at the time. My son had just over 2000 hours in the F-16 in his 10 AD years, so the “average” would be 16-17 hours a month. However, those hours come at...

I’m making the trek back to St. Petersburg next week, and fortunately my dealer came through for me in time to restock the freezer down there. This is such a beautiful sight that I had to share it here with the other true believers.

What is forcing this decision now? Does she have a deadline to accept from the other university? Why come so far into this process and walk away with a week or two left to go? And how are you disappointed that this took so long? The timeline for appointments is a known quantity when you apply...

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I would definitely contact USAFA for an official answer to this question before having the procedure.

In case it’s cloudy tomorrow, use Oreos. It’s almost the same.

Our eclipse viewing mission was scrubbed. We originally were flying to meet in Nashville (me from Wisconsin and Mrs. from Florida) and then planning a drive to Carbondale, IL. The weather didn’t look good for viewing so we looked at other options. Cleveland and Buffalo weather looked promising...

This was the first thing I thought of when I saw the news. I drive over the new Sunshine Skyway several times a week and the 1980 disaster crosses my mind every time.

Has anyone else noticed that Giovanny shows up every day or two at about the same time in the late afternoon and makes exactly two posts? The replies are suitably relevant, but vague enough that it could just be information gleaned from browsing this forum or other sites on the internet. It’s...

Not getting into Summer Seminar has absolutely nothing to do with your application stats for an appointment. They are two separate processes with separate goals. Going from “I didn’t get into Summer Seminar” to “I’m just going to do SMP” is a ridiculous jump and shows no understanding of the...